First Edition
| Derangement | Severity | Description | Specific To | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abyssal Compulsion | Severe | Insistence on investigating Abyssal lore and creatures | Mages | Summ p183 |
| Animalistic Dependency | Mild, Severe | Mild: Res+Comp if not expecting to hear/see animals. On fail, -1 to all rolls. Severe: Res+Comp if no animals nearby. On fail, activate Animalism 3. ST penalties for Animalism roll apply to all rolls if Animalism 3 failed. | - | Ventrue p107 |
| Anxiety | Severe | Follows Inferiority Complex; -2 on all rolls and Willpower points cannot be spent to bolster any rolls for the remainder of the scene. | WoD p98 | |
| Aphasia | Severe, Extreme | Follows Vocalization; Unable to speak coherently. Wits+Empathy roll for listeners to understand. Use sign language or written text to communicate. Spend 1 Willpower to speak for a scene. | The Blood 108 | |
| Avoidance | Mild | Res+Comp when confronted with situation/person associated with previous, significant failure or trauma. | WoD p100 | |
| Banish the Beast | Severe | Follows I'm No Animal; As mild, but must spend Willpower point to assume beast-form as well as roll. May attack anyone who tries to remind of shapechanger nature. | Changing Breeds p104 | |
| Beast Fears | Mild | Phobia of animals. Reflexive Res+Comp to avoid trembling fearfully around any animals, even self. | Changing Breeds p103 | |
| Blood Fascination | Mild | Res+Comp whenever encountering blood. On failure, take a 'souvenir'. Additionally, Res+Comp if Comp days have gone by without encountering blood or images thereof. On failure, search for more. | Ghouls | Ghouls p87 |
| Bulimia | Severe | Follows Fixation; Roll Res+Comp to not feed till full, if you need it or not. For vampires, must burn the vitae more regularly and -2 to resist Hunger Frenzy. | VtR p188 | |
| Cage Shock | Mild | Res+Comp when indoors, clothed, or otherwise confined. On failure, -3 to all Social rolls from annoying behavior. | Changing Breeds p103 | |
| Cataplexy | Severe | Follows Insomnia: The day after sleep roll fails, any circumstance resulting in an intense emotional reaction (e.g. laughter, anger, fear) requires Stam+Comp roll. On failure, slump to the ground, paralyzed with weakness but fully conscious for full turn. | Asylum p49, Ghouls p87 | |
| Compulsive-Aggressive Disorder | Severe | Follows Suspicion; Everything is a threat. Only use Intimidation for Social rolls, -2 to resist anger frenzy. | Nomads p92 | |
| Decadence | Mild | Res+Comp triggered by 'Great' Social Victory or Humiliating Defeat, on failure, the character looses all sense of decorum in extreme excess. (Unique Temple Derangement') | Intruders p203 | |
| Delusional Mania | Mild, Severe | Mild: When taking lethal/agg, roll Stam+Comp. -3 to roll for bashing, -2 for lethal, -1 for agg. On fail, can't dodge for scene unless spending 1 Willpower. Severe: On fail, can't dodge and won't avoid damage unless spending 1 Willpower. | - | Ventrue 108 |
| Delusional Obsession | Severe | Follows Irrationality; Willpower spend to resist acting in according to obsession. | VtR p189 | |
| Delusional Witness | Severe | Overlays hallucination to bring any obvious supernatural phenomenon with her belief system. | Ban p44 | |
| Denial | Severe | Follows Repression; As mild, but has replaced initial memories with others. Res+Comp roll if someone tries to correct memory. On success, become irate and refuse to discuss. | Asylum p50 | |
| Dependent-Personality Disorder | Severe | Follows Irrationality; No resolve in rolls to resist Dominate when Dominator uses it upon them. | Blood-Bound | VtR pg 189 |
| Depersonalization | Mild | No sense of connection to self; can not spend Willpower, -2 to Willpower checks | Summ p184 | |
| Depravity | Severe | No sense of social mores, at all. Whenever someone requests that the character 'behave,' roll Res + Comp -2 to resist doing the complete opposite. (Unique Temple Derangement') | Intruders p203 | |
| Diogenes Syndrome | Severe | Follows Inferiority Complex; Ignore personal hygiene and cleanliness. -3 dice to Social rolls. Spend Willpower to heal instantly or clean self, but heal reflexively while sleeping. | The Blood p107 | |
| Dissociation | Severe | Follows Depersonalization; puts body on a sort of "conscious autopilot", with no emotional depth, can not recover Willpower due to Virtue or Vice | Summ p184 | |
| Divination Obsession | Severe | Follows Magical Ideation; As Obsessive Compulsion, but specifically to perform some sort of divination. | Mekhet p118 | |
| Degenerative Fixation | Mild | Res+Comp when encountering mirror or image of self. On failure, be convinced that signs of encroaching age are visible, must beg regnant for more Vitae at first opportunity. | Ghouls p87 | |
| Dehumanization | Mild | Res+Comp roll when inconvenienced or frustrated by other people's perceived weakness or stupidity. On failure, -2 to all Social rolls except Intimidation. | BotW p128 | |
| Depression | Mild | If failed to achieve a goal, a bout of depression occurs. Resolve+Comp, if fails looses a WP and cannot spend for the remainder of the scene. | WoD p97 | |
| Erythema | Mild | Force spending blood to appear alive around others, Res+Comp to resist spending blood this way. -2 to resist roll if company is unexpected, -1 if around 2 or more others. | The Blood p108 | |
| Feral Antics | Severe | Follows Neoprimitivism: Res+Comp or behaves like wild animal, minimal human speech or behavior. | Changing Breeds | Changing Breeds p103 |
| Feral Frenzy | Severe | Follows Cage Shock; Res+Comp or become completely feral, abandoning human speech and restraint until he escapes confinement. May spend Willpower point to bring him out of it. | Changing Breeds | Changing Breeds p103 |
| Fetishism | Mild | Res+Comp when reminded of fetishized event or object. On failure, attempt to recreate the situation or come into contact with object in question. | Asylum p49, Ghouls p86 | |
| Filthy Brutes! | Mild | Hates, teases and torments animals. Res+Comp to resist abusing a helpless animal. | Changing Breeds p104 | |
| Fixation | Mild | Res+Comp to avoid obsessing on a loss or victory. On Failure: Single Dice to see how many scenes you are fixated on loss or failure. ST Fiat. | WoD p97 | |
| Fugue | Severe, Extreme | 'Autopilot' when subjected to specific stressful circumstances or exposure. | WoD p100 | |
| Glossolalia | Mild | Roll Wits+Comp whenever spending a Willpower point. On fail, speak in alien tongue for the remainder of the scene. | PtC p185 | |
| Goetic Fracture | Severe, Extreme | Vice becomes personified as a demon. To cast magic, must either accede to the demon's wishes (satisfying his Vice), or psychically overpower it with extended Wisdom roll with own Resolve as the target number. | Ban p44 | |
| Grandiose Delusion | Mild | Regards self as supreme regarding a specific territory, occupation or subject. Res+Comp whenever someone not in their service attempts to exert influence in the matter. On failure, first priority becomes attempting to exclude interloper. | Shadows of Mexico p61 | |
| Hate of Man | Severe | Follows One with the Bears: -3 to Social rolls from undisguised hatred of Man. Spent willpower point to avoid getting violent if provoked. Remain in Primal form unless absolutely required not to. | Changing Breeds p103 | |
| Hedge-Calling | Severe | Follows Wanderlust. | Changelings | CtL p215 |
| Hemophilic Compulsion | Severe | Follows Blood Fascination; Res+Comp every time Composure number of days have passed, on failure must draw blood fresh from a victim. | Ghouls p87 | |
| Hunter King | Severe | Follows Filthy Beasts!; Serial killer of animals. Will hunt, torture and murder animals whenever possible. | Changing Breeds p104 | |
| Hypnagogic Hallucination | Mild | Suffers hallucinations in space between waking and sleeping on nights that have been stressful. Spent a Willpower point, or suffer -1 penalty to all Mental rolls the next day. | Shadows of Mexico p65 | |
| Hysteria | Severe | As Phobia add that she must run from subject of Fear. If touched, another Res+Comp. If Dramatic Fail, looses consciousness. -3 Penalty if it's in proximity and you see it -5 if you lack visual. | WoD p97 | |
| Hysteria | Severe | Follows Phobia; As above. For Kindred: -1 to all frenzy rolls that relate to the object of Fear. | Vampires | VtR p189 |
| Identity Erasure | Severe | Follows Degenerative Fixation; Res+Comp when encountering evidence of mortal life. On failure, must attempt to erase evidence. This includes a person who knew him. | Ghouls p87 | |
| I’m No Animal | Mild | Requires Res+Comp roll to force self to change shape, will only do so under extreme necessity. | Changing Breeds p104 | |
| Inferiority Complex | Mild | When a single choice or die roll can determine success or failure of stressful situation, roll Res+Comp or take -1 penalty to all rolls for remainder of scene. Cannot spend Willpower on that key roll. | WoD p97 | |
| Insomnia | Mild | When stressed, must roll Res+Comp to sleep restfully. On failure, -2 to all rolls the next day. Each day thereafter is considered 'stressful' until a full night's or day's rest achieved. | Asylum p49, Ghouls p87 | |
| Intermetamorphosis | Severe | Follows Irrationality; After long torpor, mistakes modern living (or undead) people for those he knew long ago. Only breaks from the second person appearing. Can spend Willpower to shake for a scene. | The Blood p109 | |
| Irrational Defiance | Severe | Follows Irrationality; When given orders by superiors, roll Res+Comp. On fail, -5 dice to accomplishing orders due to need to defy superiors. | - | Ventrue p108 |
| Irrationality | Mild | Res+Comp to keep cool when wellbeing is threatened. On failure, require Wits+Comp to take any action to diffuse the situation or leave the scene. Cannot initiate violence. | WoD p99 | |
| Loss of Compassion | Severe | Follows Dehumanization; Ceases to see other human beings as meaningful. Roll one fewer die when testing for sins committed against another person. | BotW p128 | |
| Magical Ideation | Mild | Res+Comp at least once a scene. On failure, must find evidence of some greater plan or intelligence in the local environment. | Mekhet p118 | |
| Manic-Depression | Severe | Follows Depression; Two forms - Psychological and Organic Versions. Dependent on version, on failure of task ST roll Resolve. On Failure - lapse into depression. Also lapse into depression when less than 2Vitae are in the system and on Dramatic Failure of any roll. Chance die to swing into Manic. | VtR p189 | |
| Masochism | Severe | Follows Fetishism; As mild, but must also suffer bashing damage at least equal to Stamina during the compulsive activity to be satisfied. | Asylum p49, Ghouls p87 | |
| Melancholia | Severe | As Depression, but add -2 Penalty to all Dice Rolls | WoD p97 | |
| Megalomania | Severe | As Narcissism add, 1 to all penalties on failure. | WoD p97 | |
| Megalomania | Severe | As above. If you ever lose a contest to one that you feels socially inferior, lose one point of Willpower. | Vampires | VtR p190 |
| Memory Obsession | Mild, Severe | Become paranoid about memories being tampered with. On fail to recall information by memory... Mild: -2 to all Mental rolls for a scene. Severe: -2 to all actions until extended Int+Comp 10 successes reached. | Ventrue p109 | |
| Multiple Personality Disorder | Severe, Extreme | Follows Irrationality; Multiple Personalities triggered may have different skills / Attributes than dominate personality. | WoD p99, VtR p190 | |
| Mystic Personality | Severe, Extreme | Develops alternate personality with diametrically opposed perspective on the supernatural. | Ban p44 | |
| Narcissism | Mild | Res+Comp to avoid bout of vanity on succeeding on a goal. On Failure, you disregard all help in favor of the self. -3 on Teamwork Rolls -1 on Social Rolls | WoD p97 | |
| Neoprimitivism | Mild | Criticize everything about the modern world and people in general. Objections to attitude require Res+Comp to keep cool and not incite loud and possibly violent confrontation. | Changing Breeds p103 | |
| Obsessive Compulsion | Severe | Follows a strict code of behaviors. If forcibly kept from doing them, may lash out. May override these with a Res+Com - 2 roll. | WoD p98, The Pure p78 | |
| Obsessive Compulsion | Severe | Follows Fixation; as above. More subject to frenzy roll. | Vampires | VtR p190 |
| Obsessive Humanity | Severe | Follows Beast Phobia; As Obsessive Compulsion, but specifically regarding own humanity and appearance thereof. | Changing Breeds p104 | |
| Occult Fugue | Mild | Conducts lengthy (and usually benign) magical working as if sleepwalking, and then promptly forgets about it. | Ban p44 | |
| One with the Bears | Mild | Idealistic, New Age dream of wilderness, overconfidence in own abilities there. Comp+Survival roll to cope in bad situations. | Changing Breeds p103 | |
| Paranoia | Severe | Suffers from Persecution Complex. Automatically -2 on Social Rolls. The slightest hint of suspicion triggers a Res+Comp-2 roll on failure flees or attacks. | WoD p98 | |
| Paranoia | Severe | Follows Suspicion; As above. The slightest hint that another may be an enemy requires frenzy check; target number determined by situation. | Vampires | VtR p190 |
| Phobia | Mild | Res+Comp roll to even approach the item of the phobia | WoD p97, VtR p189 | |
| Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | Severe | Res+Comp roll when triggered. On failure, powerful panic attack from any movement except to hide. -2 on all rolls and Willpower points cannot be spent to bolster rolls for remainder of scene. | Ancient Mysteries p69 | |
| Power Fetish Obsession | Mild | Any attempt to use Disciplines or expend vitae without the object loses three dice. | Vampires | VtR p191 |
| Preferential Obsession | Mild, Severe | Prefer blood of particular type of people. Businessmen, virgins, Latinos, etc. Mild: Only take 2 blood from non-preferred type. Severe: Only take blood if hunger frenzy, then will spend it on anything but Disciplines. | - | Ventrue p109 |
| Pyromania | Mild | Infernal p102 | ||
| Pyrophillia | Severe | Follows Pyromania; | Infernal p102 | |
| Repression | Mild | Has blocked out memory of event that caused derangement. Roll Res+Comp in similar situation or block out that memory as well. | Asylum p49 | |
| Rote-Action Repetition | Mild | Res+Comp when stress. On failure, absorb self in some meaningless, trivial task instead of facing the issue. -2 to all dicepools while stressful situation persists, excepting dicepools related to rote-action repetition. | Prometheans | PtC p184 |
| Sanguinary Animism | Mild | Manifests personalities the Kindred has fed from, if the Kindred kills his vessel, a Dramatic Failure on a Res+Comp -3 roll makes the personality a permanent fixture in the Kindred's Mind. | Vampires | VtR p191 |
| Schizophrenia | Severe, Extreme | Follows Vocalization; -2 to all Social Rolls. Res+Comp to avoid attacking / escaping the source of trauma. | WoD p99 | |
| Schizophrenia | Severe, Extreme | As above, under triggered conditions take -2 to all Rotschreck rolls. | Vampires | VtR p192 |
| Spirit Placation | Mild | Res+Comp whenever a setback is suffered. On failure, must placate the spirits at the next opportunity. | BotW p128 | |
| Spontaneous Lunacy | Severe | Follows Spirit Placation; Res+Comp whenever sensing a spiritual presence. On failure, undergo a purely psychological Lunacy with the usual +2 to Willpower and memory loss. | Werewolves | BotW p128 |
| Submission | Severe, Extreme | Follows Inferiority Compex or Rote-Action Repetition; Res+Comp in any stressful situation. On failure, the character follows orders issued by the highest Presence person who issues a direct command. Cannot spend Willpower, and can only shirk these tasks on a successful Wits+Resolve-2 roll. In the absence of commands, Wits+Composure-2 penalty to avoid slumping into a useless heap. | PtC p184 | |
| Supernatural Fascination | Mild | Conviction that the supernatural influences ever facet of life. Res+Comp at least once a scene. On failure, perform some appropriate action to appease God/have good luck/be safe from harm, etc. | Asylum p50 | |
| Suspicion | Mild | If fail a Res+Comp roll, and if suffered misfortune intentionally - may suspect everyones motives. -1 Social Rolls | WoD p98 | |
| Synesthesia | Mild | Roll Wits+Comp when under overwhelming sensory or emotional input. On failure, -2 to all Presence or Manipulation dice pools. | PtC 185 | |
| Tongue of the Beast | Mild | When speaking or writing in nonsense, others who share this derangement can understand it. | Belial’s Brood p51 | |
| Unbridled Confidence | Res+Comp, on fail does what comes first to mind, by instinct. -3 to use skills to plan anything out. | AR p92 | ||
| Vocalization | Mild | Res+Comp to avoid audible internal monologue regarding important or stressful decisions. | WoD p98 | |
| Waking Nightmare | Severe | On trigger, roll Res+Comp. On failure, fall unconscious and become lost in nightmare vision for remainder of scene. | Ancient Mysteries p69 | |
| Wanderlust | Mild | When fatigued or out of Willpower points, roll Res+Comp. On success, character is flighty and distracted, taking -1 to all Mental rolls for the scene. On failure, must walk for at least an hour. | Changelings | CtL p215 |
| Withdrawl | Severe, Extreme | Follows Irrationality; Become a hermit. Res+Comp to leave haven each night. -3 to Social rolls except resistance to contested ones. | The Blood p108 | |
| Zealotry | Severe | Follows Supernatural Fascination; As mild, but proselytizes to everyone they speak with. | Asylum p50 |
Tells
Possessed by: Hunters, slashers
| Tell | Minor/Major | Effect | Page |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calling Card | minor | must leave a personal sign behind on significant achievements | HtV p330 |
| major | more often, in normal situations | ||
| Cannibalism | minor | must eat flesh of slain victims | Slash p220 |
| major | roll to resist tell is penalized by number of days without eating | ||
| Denial | minor | deny belief of a single supernatural source | HtV p330 |
| major | deny belief in all supernatural phenomenon | ||
| Hypochondria | minor | avoids messy scenes, tries to work from a distance | HtV p331 |
| major | believes that they may be sick, and acts like it | ||
| Overkill | minor | after killing a creature, needs to "make sure" | HtV p331 |
| major | torches scene, kills creatures allies, eliminates all traces | ||
| Sadism | minor | will physically or emotionally torment their prey | HtV p332 |
| major | bringing cruelty to the creature is more important than the Vigil | ||
| Sexual Deviancies | minor | -1 to all rolls while hunting until sexual relief | HtV p333 |
| major | Resolve+Composure to not jump on team members or enemies | ||
| Trophies | minor | removes some small part of the victim to keep | Slash p220 |
| major | more, and larger | ||
| Warnings | minor | warns the target just before an attack | Slash p220 |
| major | toys with the target for days | ||
| Weapon Fetish | minor | character must use a particular weapon to kill with | Slash P219 |
| major | losing the weapon may drive character mad |